Valve



' i4 -UN T DigS TLES oFF-lcE- Robert Li Ohls; name,re ransmitma Roller Bit Company; Houston, 'l e r ia corporaa tion of Texas It is a well known fact that in the handling" of gritty or abrasive fluids under high pressures 1 Application not; 1940, Serial No. =3 i4; i'it H 6 Claims (01251-113) valves of ordinary construction arevery quickly.

eaten away by the action of the fluid. and arethus very short-1i'v.ed,-,L It further well-known 5 that under many circumstances valves of ordinary construction are-ineffective provide a perfect seal for sucha liquids.

The reason for the ineffectiveness" of waives of Y the usual construction 'is thatv such valvesordinar'ily seat with a metal to metal contact be-' tween the closureimembertcandtthe-valve seat.

During "the closing operation the velocity of flow under" high pressure between these seating surfaces bec'omes very g reat andthewear upon the surf aces from thisgcause rapidly deteriorates the" surfaces; Also; where the fluid contains grit -off substantial size, such particles of gritare irequently caught between theaseating. surfaces whenthe' valve is closed,- and..thisgrit not only damages the surfaces butholds the surfaces '25 apart slightly so that .a ,smallamount of liquid 1 may flow therebetween; at high pressures. The

eflect" of such flow is extremely damaging to the seating surfaces. 1'

It is an' objectof this invention provide'a' valve in which the closure member may seat perfectly to form a perfect seal despitethe presence of gritty substances in the liquid being handled and the possible presence of such substances between the seating surfaces.

opening and closing operations and-in which no erosion will take place while thevalve is closedflpositiom f Another'objectoi thisinvention-is to provide a means whereby a valve seat-member-of desir-'- able construction-may be firmly anchored proper position withina valve body. I v

Another object of this. invention'is to provide a valve seat member, which will form a seal with those portions of the valve withwhich it is brought into contact despite the presence of gritty material between the seating surfaces.

such a valve seat member, which may be easily and readily replaced.

erosion than manner H Other obje amember constructed in ithe usual of example one embodiment of the invention. In the drawing:

Fig; 1 showsa' vertical tion'through afvalv e constructed in accordance t with tli'i s iinvention; V

Fig; -2 is a" viewpartly in" top plan and partly in Iongitudinalihorizontal cross section showing thevalve illustrated inr'ig. .1';

Fig. 3 is a side "elevation ofthe liner for the I Figufi is an end view of; the same member, A

parts being broken away and ,shownin transverse cross section.

In Fig, .1 the numeral I indicates the body oi the valve, whichhas fluid ilow openings 2 and 3,1

.as the inletwith the either of which may serve other serving asthe outlet, t

Extending transversely, through ing pin 5 at one .end and a valve stem 6 project- "-'ing from the bo'dy l at the other end. The-bean" ing pin 5 is journaledinha suitable socket 1 in the body I, while the stem 6 passesioutthrough '1 the stu'ifing box ,8 in the bonnet or cover 9.

Another object of this invention is to provide 15 such a valve seat member, which will stantial amount of inherent strength.

Another object of this invention istoprovide have a sub- The interiorfof the Qvalve chamber isprovided with a liner-Jill having a laterally extending flange ll -at its upper edge and cut-out portions I2 in its oppositesides f ora-purpose presently to be setforth. On one=sidethe flange II is 'f p d 9 11 which acts as a key-and fits within a'jshortlkeyway'll in the body I to preventthe 4 linerflll from turning in the body.;1 .Beneath the flange l L-is a sealing ring I5 and on The bonnet -9- restaonjthering'alB and is held down b bolts not shownl in the I-usual manner.

The openings 12 in the liner ID are so positioned as to overlie the fluid flow openings 2 and other obJect is to provide such a valveiseat -member, which will ofier greater. resistance to;

longitudinal across sec-.

3 but taken at right angles to v v the body]; I v is a' valve chamber adaptedtoreceive the valve P carrier 4. This carrier 4 has a. projecting bearof the fluid I; butthe openings l2 are much larger than openings 2 and 3 and are adapted to receive valveseat' members l1, having openings I! there-- in of the same size and shape as the inner ends flow openings 2 and 3. seat members are adapted ,to "fit the openings I 2' and in substance to form continuations' of liner l except, of course, forthe openings l8. Each valve seat member is constructed with a substantially rigid. metal or other core I! covered with some relatively soft material, such as rubber, 20 or the like.

The carrier 4 is provided on its opposite sides with valve closure segments 2| and 22 adapted to seat against the respective valve seat members in closing the valve. The carrier is also provided with hook-shaped parts 23 adapted to engage lugs 24 on the respective closure segments so that when an opening movement of the valve carrier begins these hook-shaped parts 23 will:

pull the valve segments away from their seats prior to moving them toward open position. The carrier 4 is provided with an opening 25. therethrough, which is adapted to register with the openings i8 through the: valv seat members when the carrier is in open position.

From the,foregoing, it will be seen that the valve seat members I! will be firmly andpositively retained in their proper position yet may be easily replaced by mere removal of the liner Hi from the valve body! The liner l0 may likewise be replaced whenever desired with very little diificulty.

It will be seen furthermore that the valve seat members I"! due l9 will have in themselves a substantial amount of strength so as to be able to remain in their proper positions under stresses and pressures, yet the surfaces of these members are of soft rubber or some similar'material, so that in the event any gritty or abrasive matter remains between this valve seat member and one of the closure members 2| and 22 when the valve is closed, such abrasive and gritty material will be pressed into the soft material of the seat member and a perfect seal will be formed. In fact, theseat member is provided with such a coating 20 preferably over substantially its entire surface so that it will form aseal with respect to the body I aswellas with respect to the closure members 2| and 22.

It is further to be noted that the soft material of the valve seat members is preferably of such a nature as to resist abrasion to a greater degree than would a hard material, this being a wellknown property of certain forms of rubber and various rubber substitutes.

It will be seen also that in the arrangement shown in the drawing the valve seat members are so mounted and formed that there are no free edges of the'soft sealingimaterial against which the liquid under high pressure and at high velocities might act in ripping off such seat member.

Having described my invention, Iclaim:

1. In a valve construction a valve body havinga cylindricalbore therein providing a valve chamber, said body having flow ports therein for the flow of fluid into and out of said chamber, a

cylindrical sleeve extending axially substantially throughout the length of said bore and snugly said sleeve having openings therefitted therein, in intermediate its ends larger than the flow ports in the body and overlying said flow ports, segmental seating members of resilient material having a peripheral configuration corresponding to These valve:

to the presence of the core the- that of theopeningsin thesleeve and mounted in said sleeve openings with the periphery of the sleeve openings: completely surrounding the periphery of the seating. members and with edges or the" sleeve openings overlying corresponding edges of the segmental resilient seating members to retain the segmental seating members in sealing contact with the bore, said segmental seating members having flow openings registering with the flow ports, and a ported plug rotatably mounted in said bore and having closure surfaces adapted to make sealing contact with the inner surfaces of the segmental seating members.

2. In a valve construction a valve body having a cylindrical bore therein providing a valve cham ber, said body having flow ports therein for the flow of fluid into and out of said chamber, a cylindrical sleeve extending axially substantially throughout the length of said bore and snugly fitted therein, said sleeve having rectangular openings therein intermediate its ends larger than the flow ports in the body andoverlying said flow ports, each of said rectangular openings havingv two of its edges extending longitudinally of the sleeve and lying in a plane forming a chord with. said. sleeve,- segmentalseating members of resilient material each having a peripheral configuration corresponding to that of said sleeve openings and having a pair of edges lying in the-same chordal plane as the corresponding edges of the rectangular sleeve openings, seated in said sleeve openings with the chordal plane edges of the segmental members lying in engagement with the corresponding edges of the sleeve opening and thereby holding the segmental members .in sealing contact with the wall of the bore, said segmental seating'members having flow openings registering with the flow ports, and a ported plug rotatably mounted in said bore and having closure surfaces adapted to make sealing contact with the inner surfaces of the segmental seating members.

3. In a valve construction a valve body having a cylindrical chamber, said body having flow ports therein for out of said chamber, a cylindrical sleeve extending axially substantially throughout the length of said bore and snugly fitted therein, said sleeve having openings therein intermediate its ends larger than the flow ports in the body and overlying said flow ports, segmental seating members of resilient material having a peripheral configuration corresponding to that of the openings in the sleeve and mounted in said sleeve openings with the periphery of the sleeve openings completely surrounding the periphery of, the seating members and with edges of the sleeve openings overlying corresponding edges .of the segmental resilientseating members to retain the segmental seating members in sealing contact with the bore, said segmental seating members having flow openings registering with the flow ports, a ported plug rotatably mounted in said bore and having closure surfaces adapted to make sealing contact with the inner surfaces of the segmental seating members, and

the how or fluid into and out of said chamber.

a cylindrical sleeve extending axially substantially throughout the length of said here and snugly fitted therein, said sleeve having openings therein intermediate its ends larger than the fiow ports in the body and overlying said flow ports, segmental seating members of resilient material having a peripheral configuration corresponding to that of the openings in the sleeve and mounted in said sleeve openings with the periphery of the sleeve openings completely surrounding the periphery of the seating members, said segmental seating members having flow openings registering with the flow ports, a carrier rotatably mounted in said bore, and closure elements carried by the carrier and retractable from engagement with the segmental seating members, the edge faces of the openings in th sleeve cooperating with and overlying the corresponding edge faces of the segmental members of seating material to maintain said segmental members against the wall of said chamber, even upon retraction of the closure elements.

5. In a valve construction a valve body having a cylindrical bor therein providing a valve chamber, said body having fiow ports therein for the fiow of fluid into and out of said chamber, a cylindrical sleeve extending axially substantially throughout the length of said bore and snugly fitted therein, said sleeve having rectangular openings therein intermediate its ends larger than the flow ports in the body and overlying said flow ports, each of said rectangular opening having two of its edges extending longitudinally of the sleeve and lying in a plane forming a chord with said sleeve, segmental seating members of resilient material each having a peripheral configuration corresponding to that of said sleev openings and having a pair of edges lying in the same chordal plane as the corresponding edges of the rectangular sleeve openings, seated in said sleeve openings with the chordal plane edges of the segmental members lying in engagement with the corresponding edges of the sleeve opening and thereby holding the segmental members in sealing contact with the wall of the bore, said segmental seating members having flow openings registering with the flow ports and a ported plug rotatably mounted in said bore and having closure surfaces adapted to make sealing contact with the inner surfaces of the segmental seating members, and reinforcing elements of relatively rigid material in said segmental seating members.

6. In a valve construction a valve body having a cylindrical bore therein providing a valve chamber, said body having flow ports therein for the flow of fluid into and out of said chamber, a cylindrical sleeve extending axially substantially throughout the length of said bore and snugly fitted therein, said sleeve having rectangular openings therein intermediate its ends larger than the flow ports in the body and overlying said flow ports, each of said rectangular openings having two of its ed es extending longitudinally of the sleeve and lying in a plane forming a chord with said sleeve, segmental seating members of resilient material each having a peripheral configuration corresponding to that of said sleeve openings and having a pair of edges lying in the same chordal plane as the corresponding edges of the rectangular sleeve openings, seated in said sleeve opening, said segmental seating members having flow openings registering with the flow ports, a carrier rotatably mounted in said bore, and closure elements carried by the carrier andretractable from engagement with the segmental seating members, the edge faces of the openings in the sleeve cooperating with and overlying the corresponding edge faces of the segmental members of seating material to maintain said segmental members against the wall of said chamber, even upon retraction of the closure elements. ROBERT L. OHLS. 

